Olajumoke Orisaguna
| Olajumoke Orisaguna Adeoti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Olajumoke 1989 (27 years old) Nigeria |
| Residence | Lagos |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Jumoke or Jummie |
| Occupation | Model |
| Employer | Few Models Agency |
| Spouse(s) | Sunday Orisaguna |
| Children | 2 |
Olajumoke Orisaguna or Jumoke Sunday (born 1989) is a Nigerian model who received public attention when she appeared on the cover of a magazine before she was employed as a model. The story was reported in various media sources, including CNN.[1]
Biography
Olajumoke Orisaguna was born in 1989 and brought up in Ire, Osun State. She trained as a hairdresser where she "met an artisan named Sunday Orisaguna. They married in 2010 and later had two children. She is fluent in Yoruba.[2][3]
Jumoke as she's fondly called, traveled to Lagos with one of her children where she hoped to make more money selling bread. Her husband stayed behind with the other child where he worked installing sliding doors.[4] While she was working in Lagos, she was caught in the background of a picture taken by the photographer TY Bello while Bello was photographing the British rapper Tinie Tempah.[4] While later reviewing and editing the images she had taken, Bello decided that Orisaguna had potential as a model.[4] After posting on Instagram, Bello located Orisaguna and offered to launch her career. She arranged for Orisaguna's portrait to appear on the cover of Style magazine and planned to create a documentary about her.[4]
Orisaguna was later offered a modelling contract, internships and work, despite not speaking English. Following Orisaguna's success, her husband and her other child moved to Lagos.[5] In Nigeria, Orisaguna was praised in the media as a role model.[6]
According to CNN, she will be offered some education and a bank has offered to pay for her children to attend school.[7]
References
- ↑ From bread seller to top model: How a photobomb created a star, Stephani Bugari, 12 February 2016, CNN, Retrieved 25 April 2016
- ↑ Victor Oluwasegun (March 15, 2016). "Baker’s honour for bread hawker". The Nation. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "What’s Next for Bread Seller turned Covergirl Olajumoke Orisaguna?". BellaNaija.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 A woman selling bread got a modelling contract by accidentally photobombing Tinie Tempah, 11 February 2016, Scott, Metro, Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ “If she is rich today, we both own it” – Olajumoke & Sunday Orisaguna Talk about their Marriage in New Encomium Interview, 25 February 2016, BellaNaija.com, Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ Over flogging The Nigerian Dream: Olajumoke Orisaguna, 25 February 2016, NGRGuardian, Retrieved 25 February 2016
- ↑ From bread seller to top model: How a photobomb created a star, 12 February 2016, CNN, Retrieved 25 February 2016